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General discussion / Re: Premier League 2023-2024

Last post by jcpen - Today at 01:17:49 PM

Liverpool players already on the beach it seems.

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Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Footba...

Last post by Mourne Red - Today at 12:30:36 PM

Bar that blip at St John's, Saul started the season very well - Few big wins

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Down / Re: Down Club Hurling & Footba...

Last post by Ed Hardy - Today at 12:08:22 PM

Any reports from last nights games? Ballyholland had good win away to Kilcoo...

Best of luck to Down today, here's hoping for a big upset!

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Laois / Re: Laois ACFL Division 2 2024

Last post by The PRO - Today at 12:00:49 PM

O'Dempseys looking like bouncing straight back up to Division 1 and Emo doing very well despite being missing Greene, Kirwan and Costello.

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Laois / Re: Laois ACFL Division 3 2024

Last post by The PRO - Today at 11:56:54 AM

What's gone wrong with Ballylinan?
Usually teams get a bounce from winning the intermediate but they were beaten by a junior A team last night. No disrespect to Kilcavan either but Ballylinan seem to be struggling.

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General discussion / Re: Have many countries have G...

Last post by RedHand88 - Today at 11:54:19 AM

A lot of people have been to Oz. On paper it's a place I'd like to have visited but the getting there is very off putting for someone who hates flying. How many 1 hr flights would it take?!

Depending on route its 25-30 hours all in to the east coast. Look, its not nice, and it takes a few days at least to adjust to the complete reversal of night and day, but you get there in the end.
Airlines are very good and look after you as much as they can with the adjustment by making it look like night time in the cabin when it should be night time etc. But it's strange seeing the sun rise then sink 3 or 4 hours later.

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Laois / Re: Structures

Last post by The PRO - Today at 11:52:32 AM

Can anyone work out how Dublin are as good as they are? The template is there so why aren't other leinster counties copying it and competing with them?
My thoughts on it is that it's mostly down to an almost endless supply of money and a very good County board. The obscene amount of money they were granted by the GAA was used very wisely and they are still reaping the rewards of that investment, money is rolling in from sponsorship and things are only getting better for them. So what do other counties do or is it a lost cause.
Thoughts please.....

I'll play devil's advocate!
I think Dublin have hit on an exceptional seam of footballers.
Yeah, the money and good administration helped but I would say they've had a couple of superb managers and a generational group of players.
Their minor and under 20 record isn't all that and they've never really pushed on to the next level in hurling so I think at some point, they will come back to the field.

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GAA Discussion / Re: Leinster Senior football c...

Last post by The Hill is Blue - Today at 11:19:37 AM

There is a lot of back and forth re Dublin who I think we should all admit would dominate any province. They are dominating the All-Ireland long enough so it's fair to say their depth would manage Ulster too.

But, that doesn't excuse Kildare and Meath especially. They should be up and around Div 1 or solid Div 2. I know lads are saying when we are waiting to be hammered in Leinster it breeds a bad vibe, but the league is something different and Kildare were annihilated by Cork and Derry last year. That is not excuseable.

There will be a reset and some fresh blood on the pitch and on the line next year, but the Dubs are going nowhere!

It does create a bad vibe. And you can't just switch that on or off for league football.

When people argued that Dublin benefitted from financial advantages 5 years back we were told that it was a once in a life time team. That we should laud them while they are here. How does that argument stack up now?

What is your solution to the Dublin "problem"? Not "the final solution" I hope!

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GAA Discussion / Re: Leinster Senior football c...

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 11:04:35 AM

Dublin are -20.. think that's a good bet

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General discussion / Re: Premier League 2023-2024

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 10:18:47 AM

With Leeds loss leicester city promotion back to the Premier League confirmed.

They must have really shit the bed to get a hammering by a team that far down the table

Leeds doing Leeds.. they are like Spurs